4:12 p.m.: Rosie returns. M: "What should we post?" R: "I guess that he was there for a few minutes? And chatted with Russell Simmons? And apparently he wore a gold grill." (Also Givenchy.)

4:15 p.m.: Oh would you look at that, Simmons' web site GlobalGrind has the exclusive. The official statement:

"It was amazing to see how people loved seeing Kanye West at Occupy Wall Street. His music and his art has always been about the voice and the power of the people. Kanye just wanted to come down and experience the growing movement that has opened the eyes of many around this country and around the world of the struggles of poor people. The energy at Liberty Plaza was electrifying and the momentum to get the money out of politics is growing quickly."